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Covid-19 cases surpass the 19 000 mark in Africa

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Egypt leads the continent with the highest number of confirmed cases at 2 673. coronavirus

Cape Town - Although the spread of Covid-19 has been relatively slow across Africa, the number of cases on the continent has now surpassed the 19 000 mark, the latest data shows.

The latest figures on real-time data website Worldometer on Friday showed that Egypt leads the continent with the highest number of confirmed cases at 2 673. The South African government implemented a nationwide lockdown from March 27 which was meant to last 21 days, but has been extended by a further two weeks to the end of April.

To date 4 655 people have recovered from Covid-19 in Africa, according to Worldometer's Covid-19 tracking portal.

 

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we cant lose to egypt come on south africa

hahaha - i think you're dreaming! How would you even begin to estimate the actual number of cases on the continent given the general lack of structure and organization!

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